The National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, has handed over 24,180 bags of 50kg maize and 5,828 bags of 25kg Garri to Akwa Ibom State government for onward distribution to vulnerable people in the state.
The Director General of NEMA, Zubaida Umar while handing over the items in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State capital on Tuesday said, based on the directives of President Tinubu, 20% of the food items due for each LGA should be given to religious organizations (JNI & CAN) and 3% given to boarding schools in the LGAs.
The DG represented by Mrs Mmandu Aisueni, Head of Operations NEMA Uyo, stressed that the commodities will be shared in the communities through constituted Committees in each local government area, adding that membership of the committee in each LGA should be made up of the Chairman of the council, State Emergency Management Agency, a Traditional Ruler.
Other members include the Department of State Services, Nigeria Police Force, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps,…